Public Notice: Dorothy K. Awai Revocable Living Trust, Haleiwa, HI; Proposed Settlement of Safe Drinking Water Act Administrative Penalty
Summary
In accordance with Section 1423(c)(3)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (“SDWA”), 42 U.S.C. § 300h-2(c)(3)(B), notice is hereby given of a proposed agreement, set forth in an administrative order on consent (“Proposed Consent Order”), between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 9 (“EPA”) and the Dorothy K. Awai Revocable Living Trust. The Proposed Consent Order requires the Dorothy K. Awai Revocable Living Trust to correct certain alleged ongoing violations of the SDWA, as further described below. This notice invites the public to submit comments on the Proposed Consent Order.
In the Matter of the Dorothy K. Awai Revocable Living Trust, Docket No. SDWA-UIC-AOC-09-2025-003
The Proposed Consent Order requires Respondent to close seven (7) large-capacity cesspools that are currently being operated in violation of the ban codified at 40 C.F.R. § 144.88 on existing large-capacity cesspools. Section V of the Proposed Consent Order provides an enforceable schedule for the Dorothy K. Awai Revocable Living Trust to come into compliance with the ban, including replacement of the large-capacity cesspools with state approved individual wastewater systems.
Complainant: Amy C. Miller-Bowen, Director, Enforcement and Compliance Assurance Division, U.S. EPA, Region 9, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105
Respondent: The Dorothy K. Awai Revocable Living Trust
Facility: Awai Lane Residential Housing Complex, Haleiwa, HI
Alleged Violations: EPA alleges that, since April 5, 2005, Respondent owned and/or operated seven (7) large-capacity cesspools in violation of the large-capacity cesspool ban, which required closure of all large-capacity cesspools by April 5, 2005. The continued operation of these large-capacity cesspools is an ongoing violation of 40 C.F.R. § 144.88 and the SDWA. The seven (7) large-capacity cesspools at issue serve seven low-income duplex residences in the Awai Lane Residential Housing Complex, Haleiwa, HI.
For More Information
Persons wishing to comment upon the Proposed Consent Order may contact the EPA Region 9 Enforcement Officer for this matter at the address identified above. Please note that the federal regulations cited in the Proposed Consent Order are available online at the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) website. Unless otherwise noted, the public record for the proceeding is located at the office of the EPA Region 9 Enforcement Division (address above) and the file will be open for public inspection during normal business hours.